Israel: Israel launches air strikes over Gaza in response to rocket attack
Israel launched air strikes on Beit Hanoun, a city on the northeast edge of the Gaza Strip, the army and police have said. It came after militants in the Gaza strip fired a rocket at the Israeli border town of Sderot on Sunday (21 August).
The rocket landed in a residential area in Sderot. However, it did not cause any injuries or damage.
According to a Reuters report, a water tower in Beit Hanoun was damaged when Israel retaliated. Israel launched multiple air raids on Sunday evening which hit at least 30 different points in Gaza strip.
A Palestinian health ministry spokesperson said that a 17-year-old Palestinian youth suffered a minor shrapnel injury in his foot while militants belonging to smaller Islamic jihadist groups were lightly hurt.